6 Tools to Help You Save Time Writing

When several professors assign you papers at the same time and you have lots of other studying to do, time-management skills become essential. The Internet is an environment full of distractions, but you can make it work to your benefit if you know which tools and apps to use. Now more and more tools and apps are emerging and it’s silly not to use them. Of course you should not forget about traditional ways of education. But adding modern tools to this process will bring a lot of benefits. Using the tools in this article will help you write more efficiently and effectively.

Being forced to pay attention to the required reference style can be tormenting and time consuming when writing papers. Citation generator Writinghouse.org will save you a lot of time and stress by enabling you to automatically implement APA, Chicago or MLA style for free.

This is the site to turn to if you have trouble staying offline while working on academic papers. Being able to write in a clean space with a subtly hidden user interface will make your brain sharper and more creative, and help you write more quickly.

We all know that studying can be difficult sometimes. So it may be better to ask for help than waist time trying to understand the subject yourself. And there is no doubt that studying and communicating with a tutor online is much more convenient than going to teachers or schools outside. Because this way you save your time, you study in more convenient environment for you and you have more information about the teacher you choose. Also you can use this tool to teach other student if you think you are an expert in some subject.

If you don’t like using the mouse while working on a paper, you will love Write Monkey. By enabling you to use keyboard shortcuts, this tool makes the writing process up to 30 percent faster. Not having to move your hands away from the keyword while writing increases your effectiveness as soon as you get used to the shortcuts.

As its name implies, this is a zen environment that keeps the mind focused on the task it performs at the moment. Omm Writer is useful for students, no matter what type of paper they are working on. The free version is enough, although the paid version provides more calming theme alternatives.

Keeping your mind free of interferences during the writing process is not an easy. The simple user interface of Q10 creates a clean environment that eliminates unnecessary distractions. All functions are accessible through keyboard shortcuts, which allow you to write faster and follow the flow of your thoughts.

WriteRoom will calm your fears that you could lose everything you have written. It includes safe and reliable backup and synchronization options that end your paranoid thoughts during writing. Besides those cool features, WriteRoom is also a great environment for writing, which keeps all distractions away and helps you stay focused on your work.

Students have a lot of plans and tasks, and time-management is not a skill most of them are good at. All these tools are free so there are no obstacles to use them. All the student need to advance his or her educational process is to have access to the Internet and to be patient and hard-working.

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With the help of these tools, students can save a lot of time on their academic writing tasks. This time then can be used for studying for exams. When you use the tools listed, you will find that you can find time for every academic challenge you face.

Read this and stop feeling overwhelmed…for good!

Everywhere you turn are articles and books about how to be more productive, how to squeeze 27 hours of work out of every 24, how to double your work pace, how to do more and more all in the name of someday getting out of the rat race. Well this is about the side effects of those ideas. If we aren’t multitasking, we feel lazy. If we aren’t doing everything, we feel like we’re slacking. We compare ourselves to others who we think are doing more, having more, getting more and achieving more, and it’s driving us crazy. We feel overwhelmed when we think we have too much to do, too much is expected of us, or that a stressor is too much for us to handle. And we respond by lashing out with emotions of anger, irritability, anxiety, doubt and helplessness.

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This season especially is the most stressful time of year. Between the holidays, final exams, family gatherings and general feelings of guilt that it’s the end of the year, it’s easy to get overwhelmed thinking of all the things you still need to get done. But if you use these tips, not only will you get the important stuff done, you’ll keep your sanity while doing it!

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Change your thought pattern-stop thinking negatively

When you feel overwhelmed, the first thing you do is start thinking negatively or begin to resent why it’s your responsibility in the first place! The first thing you have to do is to stop! Stop thinking negatively immediately. Instead, focus on the positive. If you’re stuck in traffic, think of how great it is to have some time to yourself. If you’re rushing trying to get things done by a deadline, think how lucky you are to have a purpose and to be working towards it. If you’re stressing about a final exam, think of how fortunate you are to be given the opportunity of higher education. After you’ve changed your thought patterns, you must then say to yourself “I can do this.” Keep saying it until you believe it and you’re more than halfway to ending feeling overwhelmed.

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Take a deep breath/change your body posture

When you’re stressed certain things happen to your body. You start to breath shallowly, you hunch over, you immediately tense up and all that tension drives your feelings of stress even more. Relax! Straighten your posture and take at least ten deep, cleansing, breaths. Force yourself to smile and do something to change your state. It could be as simple as giving yourself a hug or as silly as clapping your hands three times, throwing them up in the air and shouting “I GOT THIS!” Think to yourself, how would I sit/stand if I had perfect confidence and control of the situation?

Focus on right now

Now that you are in a better state of mind and are no longer thinking negatively, you need to focus on the here and now. Ask yourself this question: What is the most important thing I have control of and can act on right now? Keep asking yourself this until you have a concrete next step.

Take Action

Now that you know what’s most important and what to do about it, do it! Start with the first step and focus on getting that done. Don’t worry about anything else right now, just on what your first step is and how to get it done. Once that’s done with, determine the next most important step and get that done.

Let go of what you can’t control (the gambler’s theory)

Seasoned gamblers understand the importance of due diligence and knowing when to let go. The Gambler’s Theory is that once your bet is placed there is nothing you can do, so you might as well relax and enjoy the process. The time to worry is when you’re figuring out the best odds and making the decision of what to bet when you can actually take action. I used this one a lot in college. After an exam, there is absolutely no point in stressing about it. There’s nothing you can do. And the same goes for feeling overwhelmed. If you can do something about your situation, do it, focus and take action. But if you’ve done what you could and now are just waiting, or if you’re worried about something you have no control over, realize that there’s no point. You might as well relax and enjoy the moment.

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Relax and enjoy the moment

Stop feeling guilty

Finally, stop comparing yourself to others. If you are at your wits end trying to keep up with what you think you should be doing, you aren’t being fair to yourself. This isn’t to say that you shouldn’t strive for improvement, just don’t go overboard because you feel like you have to. Only you know what’s really important to you, and your personal success journey so focus on what your top priorities are, not someone else’s.

Everyone feels overwhelmed sometimes. The important thing is to realize it’s normal and that you can do something about it by taking focused and deliberate action. Happy Holidays!